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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12
Murdered PeddIcr.

VAN VERT, Ohio, July l2.-Yesterday al
st. Henry's, ten miles south of here, Caspsr
Link, clock pedder, got on a drunken
spree and commenced to insult the women
he met on the street. The villagers ordered
him to leave town, and undertook to chase
him out of town. He turned on them and
struck Bernard Brook over the head with o
club, crushing in his skull and killing him
instantly. He then struck Caspar Schne-
derberger, knocking him insensible and in
flicting injuries which may prove fatal. He
then attempted to escape, but was arrested
and is now in Jail.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

In special election held in Culpeper yes
terday, for and against the sale OF liquor,
the district went wet" by 2G majority. A
large vote was polled
Mrs. Julia Alexander, relict of the late
Robert Alexander, Of Fredericksburg, died
at the home Of James l.. Taliaferro, esq in
Stafford, last Thursday night, in the SD
year of her age.
The Worcester Mass Organ Co, oil
Worcester, desire TO remove their plant to
Iynchburg A member Of the company Is
now there prospecting rs TO the possibility
of securing the co operation of home cap
itaiists.
meeting of Independent colored repub-
licans at Richmond has been called for to
night. The object of the meeting, as ex.
pressed by one of those prominent in the
movement, is Ito tear away from Malone
and Mr.. John S. Wise
In the Campbell County Court, yesterday
the grand jury declined to find an indict'
ment against Henry Barksdale, the young
white man, who shot and killed coored
man named Jate o few weeks ago. The
killing was clearly in sef-defense.
The second mate of the U. S. and Brazil
Mail Steamship Co.'S steamer Alliance, from
New York TO Rio Janeiro, at Newport
News, fell down the hold while coming
from New York and injured himself so Sc
verely that he died from the effects OF the
fall.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce has
adopted n series of resolutions warmly in
dorsng the proposition to hold in WASHING
ton city in 1889 constitutional centennial
celebration, and in 1892 worlds exposition
in honor of the four hupdredth anniversary
of the discovery of America by Columbus.
A severe thunderstorm passed over
Louisa c. H. yesterday evening. The light
ming struck large tree near the house OF
Messrs. William and Ernest Boiling. The
glass was knocked out of windows in three
rooms, and Mr.. William Boiling. Mr..
Ernest Boiling aud wife. and Miss Emma
Baker and two others were severely
shocked. The bark from the shattered oak
tree was scattered all over the yard.
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Disastrous Flood.

PORTLAND, Oregon, July IA disas-
trous flood has occurred at Thompson Falls,
Idaho, from the breaking of big dam on
Blossom Lake. Many wagons and teams
are reported 10 have been swept away,
bridges destroyed and it is feared number
of lives lost. It is reported that the mining
towns OF Mountain City and York We're
nearly destroyed and mail aud Geographic
communication cut Off [. is feared thnt a
number of freight teams on the road have
been lost. The disaster is very serious to
mining property.
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TELEGRAPHHC NEWS.
Debate ON Roulan-cr.

PARIS, July 12.--In the course of the de-
bate yesterday in the Chamber OF Deputies
M. Clemenceau charged that the govern
ment was in league with the conservatives.
The Boulanger question arose during the
complete DISCRIMINATION of the republican
party. He condemned the demonstrations
in favor Of Gen. Boulanger, but he added
that was easily explained. the people be-
leved that they saw in Gen. BOnlanger not
a deliverer hut man who was attacked BY
the German press and French conservatives
His popularity WAS that which the Chamber
should have had had it resolu.ely entered
upon the work of reform. Public opinion
was being mislead Leaders were needed
whose motto was Forward" who were for
the republic against the monarchy. In con-
clusion NJ. CIemenceau said that he was not
able to understand why Ihero were BonIan
gists and anti Boulangiats. Gen. Bouanger
was now in his proper position and where
he ought to remain.
M. LaisaDt, amid great uproar, tried 10
defend Gen. Boulanger. He said that the
Cabinet was constituted under foreign pres
sure. This assertion brought the Premier
(Rouvier) to his feet, who threatened to
leave the Chamber unless the President call
ed NJ Laisant to order, which was done.
NJ Rouvier then replied to NJ. Clemen-
ceau He said in effect that the govern.
ment was still DESTROYS of having the repub-
ican majority, but as the Right had assisted
in solving many questions, and while he
would not ask their support he would not
consider them enemies. In conclusion Min
lister Rouvier declared that if 200 republi-
cans voted against them the ministry would
resign.
At the close of the sitting there were well
credited rumors alloat that President Flo
quet would resign and that the government
were urging him to reconsider his determi-
nation
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Killed bY Lightning.

OPELIKA, Ala, July PA heavy clond
followed by brilliant electrical display
passed over this place yesterday. News
reached here late last night that the family
of John Bankhead, wife and three children
who were standing on the veranda of their
home i've miles from the city watching the
cloud, were struck by lightning and fell
unconscious to the floor When Bankhead
reached home he found that two of the
children were already dead while the other
child and his wife were 50 pnraiJz sd lbat
they Can hardly recover.
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letter from Rappahannocls.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette)
RAPpAHANNocK STATION, July 10, 1887.
AS l promised you in my last would tell
your readers some of the doings of the agri.
cultulists of this fine country thirty years
ago, and having access to the books of q
farmers club, in which were kept record
of the works of its members, there are some
curious experiences mentioned.
This old town is built directly upon the
bluiiy banks of the Rappahannock river.
The glorious grounds to the handsome resi-
dences all show thrift and energy truly
wonderful in its people. The methods OF
making money at the time mentioned by
tilline the soil, must have been very uncer.
tain, to say the least of it. 1t seems stuff
(what it was | cannot find OUT was extern.
sively used to grow wheat upon the delu-
sive idea that it could not be cultivated
without. AT a request of member OF the
club that would not publish the unfortu-
nate folly oftheir graudfathers, Il suppress the
full name. From the we'll worn record
take the following items MIR. ]. B., seed
expense, $35; fertilizer BILL $40; total, SO.
crop of wheat fifty bushels, sold at 20 cents
-S35 a marginal note says good land aud
GOOD farmer. DIT. u. -, ~ aCt on, ooco
wheat, &c, expenses. $500 fertilizers S35
per ton, 81 per acre $3.50 total, $3.50; crop
300 bushels, at 20 cents, Sl4o note last
wear this field made $50 bushels. Col. S.
D. E, "a soldier in the war of the States"
40 acres, seed wheat 60 bushels, 500; ex-
penses, Sl2O fertilizers per acre, s. so, $500;
total, $3.50; crop 500 bushels at 20 cents
s2lO loss of time, &c, expectation 1910.
In 1858 this field made so bushels per acre
and the crop sold for 50 $50. a curious decline.
Mrs. A. D. K, seed wheat, $50 harvesting, $40;
threshlng, IS; extra expenses, $50; fertilizers,
Sl64 total, $277; crop, 50 bushels of wheat
sold ut 69c-$l24 90 lNote-"A shrewd man
bought his fertilizers on time with the under.
standing that no moro Than the crop should be
taken to pay the bill.
Your correspondent found from the record that
some of these farmers and many more not men,
toned were sold out of their homes 70 pay the
fertilizer-stu bills and had to go into other bust
ness TO win bread for their families.
In my next will tell you about The busy buzz
OF the mills that turn out their million of dollars
worth of manufactured articles. Till then no
more from WALNUT Tree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

FRANCIS F. MARBURY.-Our series oil
sketches of the best known members Of the
bar of this city have met with so much
heartily expressed approval, that we have
pleasure in continuing the same, and this
week present to our readers MIR. Francis F.
Marbury, q well.kuown and highly esteem
ed lawyer of this city. Since his admission
to practice Mr.. Marbury has been prom
inently identified with large num-
Der of important cases, and his conduct
of the same has been such as to gain
for him a large and Influential clientage.
Sound in his knowledge of law, and a hard STU
dent, he never enters upon case half prepared,
and 10 this may much of his success be traced.
Mr.. Marbury is the trusted counsel for number
of lqrge corporations, and has also been engaged
as counsel 10 the British Government here for
many wears, during which time he has argued =
number of important extrsdition cases, notably
those relating to Bank of England forgeres, and
the great Franz Muller extradition case, which
created much comment at the time. He has also
had many heavy suits for the Stock Exchange,
and represents many brokers and financial houses.
long and honorable career such as his has been,
deserves more than passing notice and we are
glad to have this opportunity of saying few
words of praise Few men have worked more
for their reward. and none conld
better deserve tn. J. Financial Record.
[Mr. Marbury is near relative OF Mr. ". ID.
Marbury, of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

Morton Yesterday, witness testified that
Mckee had gone to the woman referred to
and attempted to induce her to refrain from
teslifging against Morton by threat that
the G. A. r. would unite to break her up.
But the woman, unlike the President, was
not deferred from the execution OF her pur-
nose by the threats of the G. A. X. From
the attempt referred to it seems that the Il.
A. K. not only want to run the Whlte
House, but even the houses of leud women.
II permitted to go on in their mad career"
the G.. A. Il. will soon aspire to be "monarchs
of all they survey" and to control the
"boundess universe"
An examination Of the papers of Harvey,
the forging republican chief OF division IN
the Treasury Department, has revealed the
fact that Harvey had reduced forgery to
science, and that he had written book on
that science, in which he shows that it APP
proaches the condition of an exact science,
The factors of which are paper, pen, ink, eye
sight land manual dexterity, and demon
strates its completeness by illustrations
made by the right and lett hand and on
different kinds of paper and with different
kinds of ink. With his facilities, he, ike
Lord Give, should be Gstounded at his mod
Grafton.
republican Otliceholde- in talking to-
day about the political assessments upon
the EMPLOYEES of the Interior Department
paid out of the money of that department,
"a nroved by au examination OF the accounts
of the late Levi Bacon, the financial clerk OF
the Patent Office, said that such assessments
were, during republican administrations,
not only the rule, but that those who re-
fused to pay them, or who failed to get the
departments to advance the money for them,
as the Interior Department did, rs proved
BY Bacon's accounts, soon lost their offices.
The fact that Congressman Nichol. the
labor representative from the Raleigh dis.
trict in North Carolina, has given west
Point cadetship, the only place at his dis
posal, to his own son, and not awarded 1t as
the prize Of competitive examination IN
his district, as the democratic representa-
tives do, is the subject of God deal Of talk
here, especially among the labor men, who,
| il is needless to say, are not very compl-
mentarv in their expressions regarding him.
Congressman Wise of Virginia and Col.
| L. O. Washington, OF the same State, the
! well-known newspaper correspondent oil
this citv, will soon make trip to California,
but not together.
The archery meet took place in the Ar
senal grounds here to day. The attendance
of bow.men and bow. women was not large,
but, small as it was, was larger than that Of
the spectators Most of the archers were
from Cincinnati and that part of Kentucky
Immediately opposite The shooting did
not compare with that OF Robin Hood and
his merry men in Sherwood Forest.
| Tho interstate commerce commission will re-
sumo its sessions here tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12
The Yacht Alva.

LONDON, July 12.-The steam yacht Alva
which left New York July , with Mr.. W. X
Vanderbilt and family and friends on board
mas arrived at Queenstown. After obtaining
supply of coal she proceeded to Liverpool.
The weather during the first part of the
voyage was fine, but during the last few
days rough weather was experienced. On
Thursday last during n heavy gale the fore.
tonmast was carried away.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

DR.. McGlynns attack on the Pope and on
Archbishop Corrigan will not be noticed by
the church authorities in New York.
Floyd county, ia, including the city of
Rome. voted on Saturday last in favor OF
prohibition by $40 majority in vote off, 336.
Andrew Carnegie publishes letter, in
which he assumes the responsibility for Mr..
Blaine's failure to gain admission to the re-
cent celebration at Edinburgh. He says:
81 had arrange with Mr.. Blaine to accom-
pany him. On the way Miss Blaine met
with an accident, which caused slight in
Jury to her ankle. She was compelled to
return, and her father accompanied her back
to their hotel. Mr.. Blaine was thus re-
tarded.'
The celebrated case of Valensin VS.: VAL
ensin is to be reopened by order OF the Su.
preme Court of California, which has de-
cided that the Sacramento court erred in
refusing to reopen the case to compel med.
ical witness to answer relevant questions In
the divorce case. The court awarded her
custody of her young son. whom she placed
under the tutorship of Mgr. Capel. The po-
sition of Capel in the Valensin household
was prominent feature of the divorce case.
Queen Kapiolani is in no way alarmed by
| the rumors from the Hawaiian Islands rela-
tive to the political condition ofthings there.
She says 1--WE succeeded in floating the
loan of 81, 100000 the English bondholders,
who have in the past interested themselves
in Hawaiian finances, taking the bonds.
The bonds were issued by the Hawaiian
government prior to our departure, and we
took them to England with u.s." The re-
ports of the revolution in Hawaii are said
by those who ought to know to lock crooked.
Commander Fairchild, G. A. R., will soon
issue circular, which will declare that a
gross misrepresentation has been made in
regard to the state of feeling existing be-
tween the National Grand Army headquar'
tiers and the St. Louis committee ofarrange-
ments, and that the committee is in perfect
accord with the Commander-in-C Chief on all
questions relating to the encampment.'
The circular will embrace c strong assur-
ance from the Commander-in.C Chief that
great harmony prevailed in St. Louis, and
| that all statements made on the action taken
| which resulted in tho trouble and discord in
St. Louis were based on unofficial and un'
warranted information"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12
Celebration.

BELFAST, July 1.-THE twelfth of July is
being celebrated by the Orangemen through
out Ulster with unusual ferVor. The Rev.
DR.. Kane presided over monster gathering
in this city. Many violent speeches were
made The city is crowded with Orange
men from the rural districts. Several Skin
mishes have already taken place between
Orangemen and Catholics The police have
been reinforced so as to be prepared for any
trouble.
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Grnfnn Troubles.

LONDON, July PA dispatch from Can
dia Crete, says that the Christian deputies
have withdrawn their anti tax manifesto
and have appealed to the Sultan for redress.
1t is expected that a settlement of the trou
bles in Crete can now be reached.
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Regatta Abandoned.

DUBLIN, July 12.-The Csrrigaholt re-
gatta has been abandoned This course
was adopted by the promoters of the regatta
owing to boycott" because Mr.. Burton, q
magistrate whose tenants are involved in
the "Plan of Campaign" to resist eviction,
had presented cup for prize.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

Napoleon's travelling carriage, which was
captured at Waterloo by Field-M Marshal
Butcher, is still in existence near Silesia.
Napoleon had left the carriage short time
before its capture, abandoning his hat,
sword and some valuables.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

The price for license to sell liquor in
Bushnell, H., is $4,000, and yet six saloon
men have applied for licenses. This rep
resents about So apiece from every man,
woman and child in the town.
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street CAR Drivers, Demnnd.

CHICAGO, July 12.-The street car con-
ductors and drivers belonging to local as
sembly last night decided to demand the
reinstatement of man who was employed
at the Blue Island avenue car barn. 1t was
claimed at the meeting that there was no
cause for the mans discharge and every one
was determined to strike in case he is not
reinstated.
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4 Terrible Mistake.

LoGANspoRT, Ind, July 12.-At o'clock
this morning Mr.. w. A. Garner, resident
of Royal Centre, in the northern part of the
county, mistcoIl his wife for a burglar and
shot her dead.
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Epidemic.

LYNcHBURG, Va, July 12.-Advices to
the Adcmce report that the aux epidemic
has assumed alarming proportions in Bote-
tourt, Roanoke, Bedford and Amherst coun-
ties. The mortality has been greatest
among children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

Death of Ex-Lieut. Gov. Robinson.

Death of EX-Lieut. Gov. Robinson.
AsHEvILLE, n. c., July 12.-Ex.Lieut.-
Gov. ]. L. Robinson died last night at his
home in Franklin, Macon county, aged 49
years. For two years he held an important
position under the Indian Affairs division
of the Interior Department; he WAS three
times Speaker of the State House OF Repre-
sentatives; twice President OF The Senate,
and served one term as Lieutenant Govern
or. In his death the State loses one of its
very best citizsps.
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Nomination Tor President.

DUBLIN, July 12.-It is stated that Mr..
Kilbride who accompanied Mr.. William
O'Brien in his recent tour in America will
be nominated for Parliament to fill the
vacant seat for Carlow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

THE CONSERVATIVE and decent element
of all the States is so evidently opposed TO
the treatment recently accorded the Presl'
dent of the country by the Grand Army OF
the Republic, in reference to his acceptance
of an invitation to visit st. Louis that some
of the leading officials of that association at
tempt to relieve it of the resultant odium
by attribuling that treatment TO some OF its
irresponsible and unauthorized members.
But this attempt cannot succeed. The time
to have made it was when General futile
first made his threats. 1t is too late now,
when every right thinking man IN the coun'
try has expressed his condemnation OF IT.
and when it is apparent that but for that
general condemnation the attempt referred
to would not have been made.
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v,,e Presidential Party.

HOLLAND PATENT, n. Y, July 12.-Pres-
ident Cleveland and wife arrived here at
$40 this morning. The walked from the
station to 1.-The Weeds" the residence OF
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, where they
were heartily received by the Presidents
sister and his niece, Miss Mary L. Hastings,
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Terrific TnrnniIO.

PIERRE Oak, July PA terrific tornado
and hail storm passed over the northern por
ton of Hughes and the southern portion Of
Sulley counties last night Stones as large
as hens eggs beat the. crops out of time, while
the wind laid houses low.
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ALEX ANDRI-A-.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10.

THE IRON manufacturers OF this country
last wear not only consumed all the pig iron
produced in the country, but six hundred
thousand tons in addition, though high
tariff was imposed on that addition, and
though large portion of the ore from which
the pig iron produced here was made. was
also imported under high rate OF duty
AS all the iron ore mined, and all the pig
iron made here can not supply the demand
of the consumers thereof. who are forced
in order to supply that demand, to import
large quantities of both and pay hieh
tariff thereon, it will be seen at a glance how
the removal of the duty referred to would
help both the manufacturers of pig iron and
the consumers of that article, and necessari
" increase the demand for and the employ
mept of American labor. Possibly in the
sweet by and by majority of American
law makers may be sufficiently impervlous
to the Influence OF a comparatively few pro-
tected manufacturers to let their honest
convictions on the subject of the injurious
effect Of high tariff upon the people they
nov misrepresent find expression in the re
neal of the law imposing that tariff
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Killed OH a Trestle.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 12.-Mrs.
Craig and her neice, Miss Allie Phillips,
were caught midway on high trestle, near
Dalton this morning and killed by train.
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DIED.

In Baltimore, June "a, Mr.. JOHN CARTER
after an illness of some weeks. He had been
married but short time, his wife being lovely
daughter OF DR.. Wm. Carr, formerly of BentiVar,
Albcmarlo county. The many friends of her family
will learn with regret OF this additional blow to
q family already sorciy afflicted by recent be-
Ieavements.
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Grape Rot.

LYNcHBURG, Va, July 12.-Grai'e rot is
reported all through the Piedmont section
and the crop is virtually destroyed. Grape
culture has become an important industry
there and the loss will be heavy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

Geo. M. Pullman, the palace car poten-
tate, will visit Italy next month, and, it is
said, will be created Duke by King Hum
bert
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-12

THE FACT that President Cleveland went
% fishing" last decoration day" is in the
ewes of some of those Northern republicans
who nurse their wrath against the South to
keep it warm, almost as frank treason" as
was his more recent offer to return the South
ern hacs. 1t has always been observed,
ever since the cry of loyalty" was first
raised. that the loudest bawlers of that cry
were engaged in some sort of deviltry, from
which they attempted to divert attention
BY their fuss. 1t is hoped 1t may not be so
in the present case, but Judging from the
character of those engaged in it, such 8
hone has slight foundation.
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NpM Cnhiup1.

TIRNovA, July PA new cabinet for
Bulgaria has been formed, with NJ. Stoiloff
as president
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GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET July 11.-60
Cattle sold to-day as follows: Best 4a4Ac good
3a, a4c medium 3ta3a.c; common 3a3ti 500
Sheep and Lambs were offered, $50 of which
sold at 3s4c for the former, and at 5a6t.c for
the latter Calves sold at 41ba5. - Cows and
Calves brought $15aS40 Market slow.